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Message: [QUOTE="MaryMary, post: 88313, member: 3521"] There are about a million YouTube videos on re-purposing old pallets. Tutorials on everything; raised beds, planters, trellises, you name it. Then you hear that chemically treated lumber is [I]bad[/I]. So tell me, what do you think? I like to re-use and recycle any time I can. Whenever possible I also like to acquire >[SIZE=2][B]FREE[/B][/SIZE]< things!! (y) Behind the dumpster at the local convenience store, there are three old pallets. They've been sitting there for at least two years. I am positive the owner would be willing to let me have them. Wouldn't the chemicals eventually be rinsed out by the rain and snow? How bad [B][I]are[/I][/B] these chemicals, anyway? And bad for [I]what[/I] ? Do they poison the flowers and then kill the bees? Do they poison the veggies, and make me sick? :cautious: Is there a non-toxic waterproof paint I could use to seal them in? Could I build what I want to build and then staple plastic sheeting to the inside to act as a barrier? (The leftover plastic I insulated my windows with last winter comes to mind...) Any advice or information appreciated. I have power tools and I am [B]not[/B] afraid to use them!! Ok, ok, they are [I]my boyfriend's[/I] power tools, and after the unfortunate incident with the hedge trimmers, I am a little bit afraid to use [I]them[/I]. :whistle: [B] :eek: [/B] [/QUOTE]